Shakespeare's House

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Shakespeare's House

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Hugh Welch Diamond

British Photographer · 1809–1886

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From 1848 to 1858 Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond made photographs to document the facial expressions of patients suffering from mental disorders at the Surrey County Asylum in England where he was superintendent of the female department. He believed that a patient's mental state was manifested in her physiognomy, or facial features, and he claimed to use these photographs to help diagnose the disorders. A

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Date
1854–1856
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
British
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
4e8bd8e8-35ca-40f5-8e12-b49e20be78af

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Shakespeare's birthplace on Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. The front of the house is a combination of wattle and daub, with some brick facing. Image taken before restoration in the 19th century.

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